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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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