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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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