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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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