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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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