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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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