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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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