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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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