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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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