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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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