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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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