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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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