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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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