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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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