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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses 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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