MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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