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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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