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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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