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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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