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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in 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
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key 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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