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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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