MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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