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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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