MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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