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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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