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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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