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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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