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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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