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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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