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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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