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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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