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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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