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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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