MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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