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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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