MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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