MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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