MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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