MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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