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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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