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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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