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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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