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 this appealing 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).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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