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 is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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