MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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