MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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