MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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