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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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