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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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