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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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