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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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