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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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