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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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