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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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