MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
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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