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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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