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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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