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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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