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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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