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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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