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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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