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.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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