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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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