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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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