MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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