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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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