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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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