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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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