MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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