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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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