MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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