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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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