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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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