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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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