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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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