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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines 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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