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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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