MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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