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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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