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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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