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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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