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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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