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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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