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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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