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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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