MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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