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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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