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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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