MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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