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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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