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
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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