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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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