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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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