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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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