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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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