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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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