MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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