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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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