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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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