MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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