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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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