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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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