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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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