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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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