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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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