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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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