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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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