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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take 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 online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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