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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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