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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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