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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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