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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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