MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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