MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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