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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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