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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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