MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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