MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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