MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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