MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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