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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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