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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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