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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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