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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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