MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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