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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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