MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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