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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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