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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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