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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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