MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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