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
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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