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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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