MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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