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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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