MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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