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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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