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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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