MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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