MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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