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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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