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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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