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
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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