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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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