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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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