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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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