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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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