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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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