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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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