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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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