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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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