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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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