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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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