MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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