MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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