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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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