MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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