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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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