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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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