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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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