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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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