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
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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