MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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