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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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