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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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