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
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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