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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
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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