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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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