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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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