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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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