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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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