MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
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 open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major 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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