MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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