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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes 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.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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