MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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