MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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