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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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