MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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