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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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