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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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