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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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