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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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