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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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