MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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