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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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