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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
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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