MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important 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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