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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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