MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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