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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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