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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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