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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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