MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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