MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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