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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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