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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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