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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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