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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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