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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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