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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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