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 is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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