MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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