MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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