MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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