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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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