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 is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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