MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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