MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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