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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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