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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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