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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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