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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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