MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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