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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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