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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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