MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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