MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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