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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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