MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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