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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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