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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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