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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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