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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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