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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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