MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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