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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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