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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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