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
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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