MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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