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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important 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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