MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically 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
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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