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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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