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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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