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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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