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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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