MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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