MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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