MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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