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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important 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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