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
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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