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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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