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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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