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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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