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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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