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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
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
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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