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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
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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