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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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