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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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