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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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