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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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