MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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