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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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