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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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