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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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