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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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