MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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