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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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