MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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