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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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