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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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