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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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