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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes 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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