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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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