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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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