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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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