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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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