MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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