MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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