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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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