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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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