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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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