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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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