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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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