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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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