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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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