MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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