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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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