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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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