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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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