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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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