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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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