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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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