MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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