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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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