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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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