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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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