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.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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