MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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