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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting 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 definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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