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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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