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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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