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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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