MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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