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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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