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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
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
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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