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.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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