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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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