MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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