MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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