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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take 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
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|