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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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