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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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