MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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