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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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