MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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