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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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