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
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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