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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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