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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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