MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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