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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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