MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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