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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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