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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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