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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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