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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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