MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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