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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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