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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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