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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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