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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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