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
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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