MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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