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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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