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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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