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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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