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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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