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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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