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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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