MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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