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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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