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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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