MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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