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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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