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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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