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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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