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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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