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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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