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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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