MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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