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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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