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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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