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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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