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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
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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