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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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