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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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