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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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