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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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