MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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