MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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