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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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