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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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