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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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