MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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