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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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