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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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