MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important 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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