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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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