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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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