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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate 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
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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