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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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