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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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