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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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