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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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