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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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