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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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