MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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