MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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