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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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