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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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