MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
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 issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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