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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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