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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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