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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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