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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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