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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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