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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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