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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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