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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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