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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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