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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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