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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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