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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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