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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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