MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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