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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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