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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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