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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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