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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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