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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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