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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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