MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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