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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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