MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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