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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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