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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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