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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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