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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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