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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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