MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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