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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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