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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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