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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key 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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