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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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