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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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