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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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