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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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