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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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