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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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