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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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