MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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