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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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