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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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