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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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