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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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