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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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