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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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