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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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