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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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