MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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