MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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