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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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