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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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