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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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