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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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