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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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