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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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