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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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