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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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