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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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