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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
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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