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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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