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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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