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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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