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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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