MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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