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
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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