MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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