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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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