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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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