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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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