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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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