MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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