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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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