MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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