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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers 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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