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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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