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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major 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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