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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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