MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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