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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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