MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important 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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