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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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