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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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