MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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