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
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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