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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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