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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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