MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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