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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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