MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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