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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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