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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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