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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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