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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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