MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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