MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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