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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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