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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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