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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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