MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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