MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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