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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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