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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly 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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