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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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