MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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