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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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