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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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