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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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