MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
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
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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