MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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