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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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