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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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