MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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