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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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