MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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