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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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