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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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