MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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