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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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