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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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