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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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