MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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