MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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