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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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