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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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