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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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 MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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