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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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