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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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