MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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