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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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