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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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