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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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