MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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