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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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