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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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