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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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