MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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