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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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