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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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