MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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