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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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