MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive 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
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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